The History of Bethesda Game Studios

[@DaisahMephisto]

To the guy who keeps trying to push arenas in every city: Please, never stop pushing for that.

[@luket4541]

we appreciate ur hustle: keep on doing it.

[@cageknight6634]

I mean, an arena in every city? ehh, maybe just one or two bigger cities

[@DaisahMephisto]

Ofcourse a guard from Whiterun is going to say something like "don't add arenas in every city". Only the cities paying your wages, huh?

[@PotatoClub]

agreed. i really loved just sitting there and betting for the winner. I really missed that in Skyrim.

[@LiftYagami]

What about a unique aspect to every city like Skyrim, Windhelm was mostly missing that aspect because the only thing was the head of the stormcloaks, no factions. If it had an arena it would be good, not every city.

[@jukka6305]

I love how people complain on how in skyrim you just show up do some stuff and become the head master but thats literally what todd howard did at bethesda game studios

[@johnharrison2086]

His story mirrors the Winterhold College questline....

[@lerjae]

Makes me wonder if I would be so lucky as to walk in and say "Hey I would like to work here."

[@nukesrus2663]

If BGS is The Minutemen then Todd is the Sole Survivor

[@guillegarcia7146]

@@nukesrus2663 and who is preston garvey?

[@InquisitorBot]

Bethesda never made a good game

[@Rebelzize]

Absolutely amazing doc and even more amazing to hear at 55:00 how the developers we look up to actually appreciate our work done on our projects to recreate Oblivion and Morrowind. Nothing more motivating than that

[@160rpm]

!!!!!!!

[@NeverduskX]

I can't wait to play Skyblivion and Skywind, whenever they're ready to come out!

[@Ajani.]

I was hoping you were here to hear that. Probably my favorite part of this whole documentary

[@rb98769]

Really looking forward to Skyblivion! Love your work

[@McLoganator]

Agreed. Super awesome!

[@Pan_Z]

18:45 "We let you break your save in Morrowind." Back in the cool days essential quest NPCs could die. Now every important NPC is invincible for some reason.

[@k.morningstar7983]

i miss talking everything out or being so idiotic NPCs just let me scoot away does anyone else just talking a problem out and not having to put a slug between every enemy's eyes?

[@Subscriptcat676]

@Raven Burns would've made the game better tho

[@barnicskobalazs]

That would be a very interesting game indeed. Arcanum comes to mind. Would be very nice to see that and also to see the peaceful option expanded from being a simple speech check to something more adventurous.

[@barnicskobalazs]

Btw game maker's toolkit made a video on that. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/omq3q6SEhqegqJI

[@terrible1fi]

Because bricking a save would be awful

[@heimdal8]

Todd is such a delight. He is a nerd through and through - in the best way possible. Bethesda made a very smart move making him such an integral part of their game-making process. And Danny is a f-king awesome interviewer. Good job breaking away from the system and forging a path of your own!

[@ethana1]

Danny writes great narration dialogue. :D

[@cooliostarstache5474]

16 times the lies

[@LinkLover500]

If Starfield ever gets released, they should put a floating bear carcass in space to reference Skyrim's glitchy giants.

[@hopehepperlin2519]

Matilda Wolf yaaaaasssss that would be sick

[@plectrumdust6871]

They should add s e t t l e m e n t b u i l d i n g Jk i'm sorry

[@bizzydreamin402]

Have it eating a Sweet roll and an arrow in the knee too.

[@skullwiggler2845]

sol accordant, Instead of settlements, it'll be entire planets, and they'll all need your help

[@m1lkm8n78]

That would be hilarious!

[@scattysafari7742]

I must say I'm very impressed by these documentaries, Danny. I've been watching you for years, ever since Secret Code. I'm so proud how far you've come as a filmmaker. I watched all the CDPR stuff and this is great as well.

[@NoclipDocs]

Thanks so much! Secret Code? Wow! There's a blast from the past. Thanks for continueing to watch :)

[@Justinicus24]

@@NoclipDocs Danny my boy, you did so well

[@adriank8792]

Bethesda is my favorite studio. When i watch these documentaries and hear Todd and others talk about something with passion, i feel like i'm listening to my good friends whom i've known most of my life. Even though i never actually met any of them personally haha. I can't wait to play Starfield! It's going to be their best game yet!

[@ThunderWarrior01]

I’m in my mid 50’s and have played video games since the age of four when my mum and dad first took me to an arcade at the seaside one holiday where i became hooked and I’ve loved games of every type since..Bethesda shot straight to the top of my favourite developers list from the first five minutes of Fallout 3 and they’ve never let me down up to this point and that includes Starfield as it’s absolutely freaking epic

[@Averagebater]

Saying startfield will be their best game yet just goes to show what you love about bethesda studios. 😂😂

[@thebl00dybaron]

I know Skyrim has turned into a bit of a meme lately, but this video made it feel special again. Nice work!

[@TheMrromanthx]

TheBloodyBaron Skyrim will forever remain one of my favorite gaming experiences! So many great moments i can remember from my over 500 hours living in Tamriel...

[@lynackhilou4865]

TheBloodyBaron yup , skyrim was and still is one of my favorite games ever

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

Hmm you just gave me an idea, how about skyrim running on walls? this way everyone will be able to play it

[@dustindentremont7056]

ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx so like... Microsoft Holo Lens?

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

I hope no one from bethesda's marketing division is reading the comments..

[@JamesOD91]

Just finished work in Dublin and I cannot wait to watch this, Danny. Massive congrats on this. Huge!

[@bitchlasagna4926]

Ay look its another irish lad!

[@JamesOD91]

thomas the dank engine Aaayyyyy!

[@bitchlasagna4926]

its a grand night eh?

[@JamesOD91]

thomas the dank engine Ahhh sure it's a grand night for a fantastic Bethesda doc by the best in the business

[@hungryjoe1999]

irish bois we out here

[@Maurice-Jackson]

Time stamps for all the different sections of the documentary :) 4:33 - Arena 9:30 - Daggerfall 15:17 - Morrowind 21:41 - Oblivion 33:33 - Fallout 3 & New Vegas 55:48 - Skyrim 1:09:04 - Fallout 4

[@JBF086]

Something that has not being acknowledge is that something really important, for me the most important, in the TES series is the music. That Jeremy Soule work is amazing and its going to last forever.

[@hwr9462]

@@nicholasderk innocent until proven guilty.

[@rustyshackleford3160]

@@nicholasderk What are you even talking about!? Sick fuck

[@Robert399]

​@@balloonfiesta15 I agree that the "liar until accusations proven" attitude is horrible and needs to stop. An accusation alone can be _credible_ but that doesn't mean we should "believe the victims" because credibility's not enough to act on an accusation without evidence. I believe the actual bar at which action should be taken depends on the severity of the consequences: criminal punishment has "beyond reasonable doubt" standard while civil charges have only "more likely than not" (as should business and social repercussions, I believe). The unfortunate reality is that most sexual accusations are going to fall into the possible but not enough to act range. Quite simply, anyone who's not capable of handling that uncertainty in their mind (and I'm not aiming that at you) does not deserve to have an opinion on these issues.

[@bebo2629]

Well he made music for 3 of their games, he is not that important to them.

[@Amdreuu]

Juan Basagoiti I cannot agree with you more. Without the music I don’t know if Skyrim would have been as big of a deal for me as it was

[@garethragestorm1210]

This documentary was so amazing and beautiful. You guys do such a wonderful job at giving us an inside look into studios and it really warms my gamer heart

[@LoneVaultWanderer]

This is beautiful. Thank you for this

[@matejmihalik848]

Oh whats up

[@richiesspeedshop82]

Keep fighting the good fight.

[@jubjub501st]

I think you’re following me around KZbin

[@maddazza9557]

hey lone

[@hopehepperlin2519]

Lone! Fancy seeing you here. I shouldn't be surprised.

[@ValkisCalmor]

I didn't want to replay Oblivion. Then the Oblivion music kicked in. I kinda wanna replay Oblivion.

[@courier3797]

Makes me tear up

[@d3viliz3d]

For me it was the Morrowind intro... a couple notes that bring back hundreds of hours spent in Vvardenfell. Amazing documentary!

[@kylejoe8393]

If you play on PC wait for Skyblivion to fully release! I just finished MorrowBlivion and it was awesome playing Morrowind with the Oblivion game engine!

[@alexandraae1443]

HomicidalDonut I only played Skyrim and Fallout 4- now I want to play EVERYTHING.

[@Kornelius707]

witchcraft

[@MeisterOfficial]

This is so well made and really easy to watch. It gives you at least some idea of all the work and passion that goes into each game.

[@disrupt94]

If only some more work went into bugfixing :p

[@WackoWambo]

Eh

[@ivan_S16]

@@disrupt94 They actually put some effort on bugfixing with Fallout 76 :P

[@toddhoward5824]

Exactly. It makes me sad that some people criticise what we do daily and how much passion and effort we put in our work. Fallout 76 was our big project, but was unfortunately misunderstood by everyone.

[@smugpinnen]

Todd Howard 16 times the detail, 2% of the content. F76 is still not fit for release and was never worth 60$. In the entertainment business you live or die by your results, not the effort. #savesingleplayer Todd.

[@danwenerowicz3421]

As someone who is currently going through college in the hopes of breaking into the games industry, I truly appreciate the documentaries that you create. Each one is genuinely inspirational, with a view into such a unique field. Thank you for making these.

[@Bigvenomsnakeboss]

After more then two years have you gotten into the industry?

[@danwenerowicz3421]

@@Bigvenomsnakeboss Well, sort of. I'm a games journalist now after graduating college in 2020. Had to answer this lol.

[@Bigvenomsnakeboss]

@@danwenerowicz3421 That's more then most grads can say lol. I'm glad you did reply I honestly didn't think you would hahah. Good for you my guy. ☺️

[@danwenerowicz3421]

@@Bigvenomsnakeboss Thanks, and yeah a lot of grads I know at least have had a ton of trouble, especially with the pandemic. I planned for it, but I still feel lucky to have a position like I do for now.

[@AlexGorskov]

@@danwenerowicz3421 Gratz, brother! Well done!

[@LetLiveEverything]

I miss detailed documentaries on video games like this. Takes me back to the days when Icons was on G4TV. I just love learning about these games, the studios, and the awesome people that worked on them and their stories.

[@Pan_Z]

Check out more from this channel and GDC post-mortem talks straight from the developers. Lotta good stuff like this.

[@GMsnowflakez]

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[@ameritoast5174]

I loved watching icons, they did some pretty good docs on leading figures in the gaming industry. I miss G4, loved watching the tournament show as well.

[@margierakestraw2661]

Omg you triggered a buried memory and it hit me like a ton of bricks! I miss the days when we didn't have as many choices when it came to video game culture period. 😪 made me appreciate everything video games.

[@MrROTD]

I was going through a really rough time when Morrowind came out it helped me escape for a few hours from my troubles its really special to me

[@MrFTW733]

Rex Holes - i feel that with Fallout 3

[@RawkL0bster]

What happened?

[@GranddukeofWales]

@@RawkL0bster cliff racers

[@stephenthedude4383]

@@GranddukeofWales 🤣👏👏

[@origintrackz5235]

Same just with Fallout Nv!

[@StraightUpIrishJames]

Just finished this. Absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking, thank you for this on a Tuesday. Made it incredible, props guys!

[@mikemarks6136]

StraightUpIrish hey man nice to see you here!

[@MrMattyPlays]

Wonderful work!

[@jibb1451]

MrMattyPlays lets hope Bethseda will carry their torch of writing and world building to deeper, more unventured realms in video game development. As they have the last 2 1/2 decades.

[@jibb1451]

MrMattyPlays p.s. keep that hype rollin for Fallout 76 my man.

[@magnetometalbender5725]

What up boi

[@DaHALOSHOCK]

Did ya see Parker Quinn the Charge card guy?

[@perrypierson93]

28:08

[@LegionOfEclaires]

Sees the world of Morrowind: *feelings of nostalgia, tranquility and true happiness take over* Sees Cliff Racer: *PTSD sets in*

[@aamirbhura007]

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[@andreasrset289]

This made me appreciate Bethesda even more than I already did. Thanks for making this documentary!

[@benjoe1993]

The engine...the engine never changes.

[@bithon5242]

It gets modified heavily and upgraded with each iteration of a given title that uses it. It's always a different engine with common core. When building cars you are not going to go from bottom and build screws or whatever, you use what you already developed and refine it with time

[@tillinginagrave1]

Future predictor congrats

[@KHUNTZA]

@@bithon5242 Sure mate.. that's why every time they release a PC game they have to go back and add FOV sliders, 21:9 support and decouple physics from FPS. They don't learn their lessons and keep reusing the same engine. BenJoe is right, the engine never changes.

[@toddhoward5824]

In this documentary you should have learnt that we put a lot of effort and passion into our games. Please, consider giving us a second try and delete this savage comment.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

It's why Fallout 4 had bugs from Morrowind The engine never changes

[@GeeCeeAte]

You could give me every piece of footage and audio seen here and I could never edit together such an amazing documentary! Only my second Noclip doc I've ever seen, but holy shit. These guys know how to make content.

[@Camelworks]

This gives my soul life

[@Sky-._]

Yo camel, 1:11:28 confirms west Virginia.

[@jibb1451]

Camelworks lets hope Bethesda carrys this torch they have ignited, into deeper, better depths of art and story telling. At this point, the sky is their limit.

[@karolwojtya2369]

*Soule ;p

[@armamaiden8034]

Skyler Muir how

[@lunarvania8073]

Damn Im late! I just sent you this link haha

[@Dtswm4466]

This doc is amazing. Thank you for making it. You’ve somehow made me love and appreciate my favorite game even more…

[@TheBestestKitty]

"there are so many different types of snow" Hello. Canadian here. This is true. Hard snow, soft snow, heavy snow, light snow, thicc snow, fluffy snow, hurtling at 50mph towards you snow, oh my God I'm drowning in snow snow, the list really goes on.

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

What a pleasant surprise! Completely forgot about this coming out. Screw doing anything constructive with my day now. This is where it's at!

[@DeadBois]

Oliver Cant I feel you

[@mindyauron]

As much as Bethesda does get crap, gotta admit countless memories have been made from their games Love em, hate em. They always bring something to discuss

[@chakko007]

Haters gonna hate. They wouldn't be one of the biggest in the biz, if their games sucked.

[@mindyauron]

chakko007 yeah. Sure they have bugs and such but usually they are more fun then bothersome. Usually but agreed. They’ve made it this far for a reason

[@Zeon081]

you could say the same about EA, does not make them good though

[@tukuiPat]

I've been playing Bethesda games for close to 15 years now, they've been some of the best games I've played and just enjoyed them the most.

[@anthonycampbell97]

Александр Потоцкий EA became big when they were good though. They suck not but it's not their current stuff that made them big.

[@abyss9316]

Noclip the best video game documentary Channel on KZbin hands down the level of quality unparalleled among the rest keep it up noclip you are forever changing the video game documentary history for the better shedding light on the dark and mysterious creation video games and the amazing people behind them

[@Wladislav]

You've earned your rest, Mr. O'Dwyer!

[@AustinJSchaeffer]

As a game developer I thank you for showing the human side behind all these games. It's so easy to look at things at surface value and hurl insults and negativity towards developers but there really is so much that goes into making a game that people just don't see. Bethesda isn't some faceless entity, it's a collection of real people trying their best to make games.

[@kjjjacobs13]

The music from all these games, morrowind and oblivion specifically, is so damn good... it literally makes me want to cry sometimes it’s so beautiful ❤️

[@jimbeaux89]

These guys make my favorite games of all time. So pumped for Star Field

[@samp.4380]

The Direct was so well done, I'm so hyped

[@jimbeaux89]

@@samp.4380 it really was though. I really don’t think it will let us down man

[@ocdgamer6030]

Starfield looks even better than I could've imagined

[@joker6558]

Same

[@coldarts8828]

LOVED THIS!!!!! Thank you for hitting me with all of this nostalgia. The oblivion music is my Achilles heel. Great job.

[@RadioactiveLobster]

A mistake at 01:05:57, Danny says Fallout 4 but meant Fallout 3. Pre-order cancelled, 7/10, Too much water.

[@mch5546]

RadActiveLobster - IGN

[@lasthope909]

This has to be the best documentary I've ever seen. Hats off to the editor and director that put everything together so well!

[@SgtPepper4019]

Easily the best video game documentary I’ve seen. I like how you were able to interview Todd Howard and other key members. Getting answers from the creators themselves is always a plus.

[@5chr4pn3ll]

This music. Do you want me to install Oblivion again? Because this is how you get me to install Oblivion again!

[@majb4737]

5chr4pn3ll Why'd you uninstall it in the first place? Lol.

[@philippplein4974]

Have u heard of the high elves

[@gbundleswbc]

lol this was hard to make it through the whole documentary without going and reinstalling some of the games.

[@notwhoyouthink1]

So we're just making movies at this point? Cool. I'm okay with this.

[@NoclipDocs]

YEA THIS ONE ENDED UP LONGER THAN WE EXPECTEEEEED

[@bigchungus5933]

Noclip - no worries, it was well worth my time to see into the windows of this studio 👌

[@Wilburgur]

Amazing ♥ Looking forward to the Fallout 76 doco!!

[@IsoMSS]

Wilburgur Wowee i actually found you before anyone else did.

[@Mochachocakon]

Wowee!

[@squidman8401]

W o w e e !

[@shaunfraser3720]

Looking forward to your new video!! :)

[@AlexGR321]

reeeeeeeeee

[@kushkong1339]

god that elder scrolls theme intro can still bring a tear to my eye every time. that OST invokes such happiness.

[@demongrenade2748]

My favorite part has to be the part where they discuss the vault Gary and how ridiculous it was to everyone except the quest designer who made it.

[@JayborinoPlays]

Goodbye next hour and a half, your original plans have been overwritten.

[@d4rkwest40]

JayborinoPlays Make sure you invalidate older files

[@nickmcreynolds8740]

What you think your subscribers want to watch feature length films?!?!... Yes, thats exactly what we want. Thanks for all the hard work!

[@DavidJG242]

I respect Todd. He propelled the small company to one of the best in the gaming industry. Now we move on to Starfield, what a journey.

[@scottreid1028]

I’ve never been so excited for a game! Enjoy your starfield journey friend 🤓🤝🫡

[@JelliThePilot]

as a fan since my preteens, i'm so nervous about starfield. i want it to do well; bethesda has a mixed reputation these days amongst many gamers, far more than back in 2011 or 2015; but i truly think its because of how hard they leaned on skyrim specifically for the elder scrolls as well as fallout over the past decade. which is why i really think starfield is a make or break moment for the reality of bethesda's reputation. if everything, literally everything, from this doc and the years of interviews is true, then starfield is the passion project of one of the most tenured dev studios in the western rpg industry, who have likely been training a generation of eager and bright new devs who grew up on stuff like fallout 3 or skyrim. i'm in my early 20s and i've learned to stop being hyped, to never pre order, yadda yadda yadda all the dignified crap... but deep, deep down, i really want it to not just do good, but *be* good. because no nitpicking of todd's quotes or uneducated debate about game engines could ever stand up to "but they made skyrim in space".

[@joshramirez7]

​@AlexRed95 Don't worry bud. They got this. Tested and retested. Delayed and more delays. Xbox and Microsoft have just as much vested interest in its success as Bethesda. They have a banger, and both of the companies know it.

[@cjeverhart6129]

Nope, still on Oblivion and haven't touched fallout 4.

[@cookdislander4372]

Starfield. Yay! Exploring on foot lol

[@Master_WannaBe_]

I like how this documentary humanizes Bethesda. I think too many times, from what I’ve observed, fans often dehumanize the game developers to the point where the things they say are just down right horrible, disgusting, and cruel. We need to realize that these developers are people too and they make decisions and mistakes like us. They are people too. Except EA, they’re the devil.

[@aaronparker6661]

EA=BAD

[@julianreed7]

Stephen Ingersoll One of the biggest strengths of what Noclip does. Shows the (fairly/somewhat understandably, as it's still an industry mostly shrouded in mystery) ignorant masses what actually goes into making video games. Always, there are compromises.

[@BrittonShrum]

And Konami... Fuck, Konami.

[@Nate3million]

Definitely agree, but its a real shame that when companies get too big they become so disconnected with their consumers that they start to lose what made their product unique and great in the first place, and I think as a community we should learn to vote with our money to better appreciate and encourage really great content, and I do think some companies are starting to take notice.

[@MossPalone]

Bethesda is one of the only few game studios that actually listens to the gamers instead of the money.

[@UltimatePowa]

15:55 I'm probably one of those fans, haha That being said, I've enjoyed all the Elder Scrolls completely and probably play Skyrim the most out of all of them. Morrowind was the first RPG I ever played back when I was 11, loved RPGs ever since.

[@GiveMeBass93]

Oblivion > Morrowind

[@internetexplorer7303]

fallout 3 was my first rpg

[@TheIzanagi]

Same

[@creatorsremose]

This is a brilliant documentary... the pacing, the editing, the choice of music from the games... brilliant. Subbed.

[@ravenburns6600]

Have watched this several times. Very well made, folks.

[@Zapzockt]

Fantastic documentation, this company made the best games i have played in 35 years of gaming and i am looking forward to their next title, and i don't care if it is online, if it is an RPG or a mix of a dozend different genres or a tetris clone, i am sure, it will be another great game. Thanks to the whole Team of BGS for thousands of hours of fun and immersion, your work matters to a lot of people.

[@kylee3447]

Tag urself I'm the guy who walks in at 20:00 and grabs his thermos then just walks off

[@XprawlerX]

made me giggle a little bit

[@dankystank6940]

Oh shit, you done messed up.. prepare for questions. :D

[@darkersideofta13oo9]

now tell us about fallout 76

[@MikeBertelsenDK]

Stop you violated the law!

[@AKVisuals]

i'll be the typical TES6 guy here and say: Where it ES6?

[@barfgameplay]

I'm a lot less scared for Fallout 76 now after seeing the dedication and love the devs have for their games and IP's.

[@krashd]

It will be ESO in an apocalypse though. Bethesda make single-player games you can disappear into but you can't disappear into an MMO. You would think having real people in a game would deepen the immersion but it rarely does, it just takes it out of it as soon as you enter a lobby where every is spamming WTB and WTS at each other and there are naked players running around screaming "HaXor nub!" at one another. The apocalypse will likely have stupid people in it but it won't have whiney, millenial gimps who use single-letter words and speak in all caps because they would have been murdered within the first hours of the apocalypse. I wouldn't expect to find them alive after WW3 so I shouldn't expect to find any in Fallout 76/Fallout Online either.

[@Arnorian_Knight]

Yeah, but sometimes corporate forces their hand

[@alalalala57]

RoMaRo Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4 (you purposely forgot ever other TES title to fit your argument of course) were great games.

[@thesageofktn3296]

Watching this rekindle my love video games. I have always had this dream and goal to work on video games myself and still actually striving towards it. Hearing how Todd got his job in Bethesda is actually really inspiring as well as how other developers just work on a game with so much passion. Really, kudos to you guys for making a quality documentary about Bethesda. Even more hyped for Starfield than ever before.

[@metfan4l]

Wow this is outstanding work, great job!

[@gabsauvage]

It was so good, so well made and so interesting. You guys nailed it, can't wait for the other part on Fallout 76!!!

[@NoclipDocs]

Thanks so much. It was out pleasure.

[@GameSlots7]

This was great. It really gave me an insight into the studio and made me fall in love with their games all over again. Can't wait for the next documentary to hear about the "lofty plans" :) Good work guys

[@GameSlots7]

I'm sure that E3 will shock us. I can't think of much that could raise the bar, but if it is as good as they make it sound then this could be amazing.

[@Eleu8erios]

Can't wait to experience the outcome of this unique team with the Starfield release. Love Bethesda!

[@noble5856]

Just a check in on how you’re feeling about starfield now lol

[@guzzo3913]

@@noble5856 even better im sure

[@cubethepixel3025]

Sadly xbox exclusive so f that Bethesda

[@Snow.2040]

@@cubethepixel3025 At least it is releasing on pc and i don’t understand why you would even play a bethesda game on console when 80% of the fun comes from mods.

[@PaxBisonica89]

​@@Snow.2040 90% of the mods on nexus are ported for Skyrim and Fallout 4 and Howard already confirmed mods will be available on Xbox.

[@Flurdeh]

I was always a bit dissapointed Bethesda never did a Making of Fallout 4 like they did with their other games in collectors/special editions. Thank you for this!

[@AP13P]

Flurdeh There is a good reason for it, it wasn't as successful as Skyrim was despite what they like to claim.

[@josuerodas3957]

it was dude, what kind of drugs are you on

[@tylerjacobson4300]

AP13P In terms of sales it definitely was.. it outsold the original Skyrim before it got rereleased 3 times.

[@philippplein4974]

The game itself was pretty shite, but the MASSIVE fucking HYPE and he paid reviewers plus the MASSIVE campaign made for a lot of fucking sales of FO4.

[@SnowWolf9999]

Not much to talk about. They ported the engine used in Skyrim and put a Fallout skin on it, Then made up a story where you are looking for your kid (as opposed to looking for your dad in FO3) then added an engine where you can build stuff, then hyped the living hell out of it so it sold a crap ton of copies ....... that is pretty much the story of FO4

[@RicoCilliers]

one and a half hours about the history of my favorite game studio. this pleases me.

[@SCAR3DY_C4T]

The original recordings of the Morrowind soundtrack still gives me feels.

[@unfathomable3434]

Bethesda to me despite all their mistakes and missteps they have this passion and drive to make a great game

[@gravity00x]

🤡🤡🤡😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡

[@kylerclarke2689]

I just wish they could do it a little faster :(

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@gravity00x XD

[@mino7631]

@@gravity00x fatherless

[@G8Knight]

@@gravity00x 💩

[@ulfricstormcloak4230]

incredible work, you guys should be proud with what you made and Bethesda, i just want to say thanks so much for providing me with countless hours of happy memories and entertainment! Long may it continue

[@Miniikarus]

Who else is playing "Spot the Todd" every time a group photo comes up?

[@brockenglish7602]

Todd Howard still seems kinda pissed about the Fallout 4 script leak.

[@sethmoneygetter]

I understand why though

[@youraveragethanos7734]

Brock English can you blame him. Leaks are cheap ways to get clicks when you’re news website sucks

[@nicekeyboardalan6972]

Zebtat 249 Not like it's worth reading anyways

[@MildlyArtisticc]

Brock English Yup, plus he’s thinking about the Fallout 76 leaks as well, from the same game journalist, from the same gaming publication..

[@brockenglish7602]

He seems like he's mad that he never found who the inside guy was.

[@Teequaa]

its sad to revisit this documentary after the release of 76... oh well all is not lost... hope they gather themselves; for all we know and love!

[@Aster_Risk]

I'm definitely not ready to write them off yet.

[@maesterx4d]

@@Aster_Risk I think I honestly am fully ready. Still using the same dated engine from two decades ago with bandages, duct tape, and a constant IV solution consisting of modder's goodwill are the only thing that make their current games playable. Soon as I heard Starfield a brand new IP (the best opportunity to start on something new and fresh) still uses this engine, it clicked in my head that I need to be spending my money and support to other studios doing better work. I can respect the loyalty over the years some people still have, but they've shattered mine and many other's entirely as well as done irreparable damage to themselves, their IP, and our goodwill.

[@SirLemmon]

@@maesterx4d Do think they have full control over everything they do? Zenimax probably wont let them make a new engine because why change something if it still makes money.

[@seratonous]

@@maesterx4d their current engine is as different from the morrowind engine as unreal 2 is from unreal 4. the only thing that's been held over are a few coding solutions. animation, rendering, ai have all changed fundamentally. morrowind plays nothing like fallout 76. it doesn't have any physics, it can't support mid-range draw distance, it has insane polygon limitations. their current engine holds over a lot of bugs, but so does unreal 4. it's not the engine that makes their games shitty - they can replace any parts of it at any time. it's their design philosophy

[@kanalkucker14]

I feel they know what they get into when they release buggy messes or keep the old engine. They can make it work on the creation engine, but it will cost much effort. And we will probably see old bugs again

[@henry-ys8wp]

This was amazing. Currently hyped for the 76 doco, and I’ve started watching your other docos and wondering why I hadn’t discovered this treasure trove sooner.

[@rumrich26]

i remember sitting in my pc class at highschool back in the days, some guy startet playing Fallout 3, it was just released some days ago, he startet VATS for the first time with the first pistol in the tutorial, the enemy head literally exploded and the whole class was cheering. good memories man!

[@BluntTheKing]

Memes are fun and all but, Todd Howard and everyone at Bethesda really seem very genuine about the work they do, and I think that's great

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

They didn't seem to give much of a shit about selling an early access game for full AAA game price

[@drewtiberiusarundale]

@@c.jarmstrong3111 yup

[@ripoutyourprejudice]

Dafuq are you talking about ?

[@WackoWambo]

Eh

[@Terkzorr]

That is to be expected when you are being interviewed. Gotta put on those fake smiles.

[@AngelPerez-dw8ou]

**Xbox watches this** Xbox: *Interesting....*

[@cuttingaway123]

😂

[@prodj.mixapeofficial6431]

Then bought the fucking parent zenimax

[@NoclipDocs]

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[@CTbryant700]

Noclip GUY IS WEARING A MOTHMAN T-SHIRT AT 1:10:59 WEST VIRGINIA CONFIRMED FOR FALLOUT 76!?!

[@monsterurby]

I like the part at 1:26:40 when you said a deep dive into the new "GAMES" (plural) that the studio has been working on. I'm wondering if it was a slip of the tongue or if we will see multiple upcoming games from BGS at E3... Hnnng.

[@arenkai]

You're welcome !

[@Jonas5188]

Gary!

[@lazymansload520]

1:20:30 sounded so cool

[@WitcherGeorge]

Very interesting! These guys make great games.

[@rockydocky7541]

WitcherGeorge Agreed. They get a lot of crap but people forget that what matters is did you enjoy the game. That’s the point of a game, to be fun. Skyrim could have shit mechanics and other stuff wise but I have memory’s that I cherish from it, that’s what truly matters

[@grayfarron5077]

Made*

[@BoroMirraCz]

Make*

[@jotunheim5302]

Damn! This was good. Subscribed!

[@hayberdasher8625]

This is amazingly well done for a youtube/internet documentary. Excellent work by the noclip team.

[@demongrenade2748]

1:15:12 Aw man I feel sorry for Todd. You can tell he's pissed just thinking about those leaks.

[@williamdore3225]

DemonGrenade274 i understand why there’s so much mystery around TES 6

[@Metacore91]

1 and a half hours long. Oh boy.

[@hobomisanthropus2414]

And only mostly done, they still have the Fallout 76 stuff to go over. Right after E3 too, so that makes me think the release date is actually a lot closer than say, Holiday Season 2018. Would be really funny if Bethesda Game Studios just dumped all of what would normally be Marketing building onto Noclip, since Bethesda seems fairly adversarial to the establishment games media, lol.

[@justdomshow]

outstanding work !! I loved every minute !

[@hopehepperlin2519]

JustDom Show hey Dom!

[@atomic_atom]

I'm surprised to find you here Dom. You should make a video about this.

[@fearof1356]

Dude I swear you're in every Bethesda related comment section.

[@justdomshow]

Sneak levelled up

[@beaststaff9774]

I loved every mili second HA

[@santicruise]

Just saw this video, I'm french and i discovered Bethesda's games/univers with Fallout 3 and since this time I always appreciate Bethesda's work. I've played Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, Prey, Fallout 4... Thanks for all the memories and emotions

[@specialagentddd]

Thank you that was awesome. For me the things that hooked me on elder scrolls/fallout/BGS is the lore and stories. BGS’s story is almost as rich as the worlds they create. I have never seen worlds as deep and rich as those in ES and Fallout. I know so much and still am diving deep into lore of these worlds. They are the real deal.

[@InnerAnimate]

you guys should doing separate video on jeremy soule music.

[@philippplein4974]

Rick Sanchez true, people almost NEVER give credit to the hard work the composers are doing. Like "oh the Skyrim music was so good" But who made it? "Uhhh idk..." 😂

[@manflabs5209]

Rick Sanchez I see you comment everywhere my guy

[@sightseek3r]

If I was half as good as Jeremy Soule, I'd bottle my own farts. Not to sell or anything, but to sniff when I need inspiration.

[@seekerseraphimtherecluse4314]

Rick Sanchez Yes THIS one of the best living composers!

[@Lead_Foot]

dogjoy Because he's an ass. He ditched gw2 because he they wouldn't give him more money. Then started a kickstarter for a Skyrim style album that still hasn't come out 5 years later. His directsong store is terrible too and it's the only official source where you can purchase the music.

[@JairMcBain]

I cried buckets when the Oblivion and Morrowind music kicked in. Guess I'm dusting off the 360 and diving back in this week! Thanks for the emotional walk down memory lane.

[@SoulSeeker28]

My favorite developer. I live in MD and get to drive by the studio every day on 270 on my way home from work. I can’t help but look over every time i pass. It's pretty cool that this studio that's given me countless hours of amazing experiences is 5 mins away from me.

[@siskavard]

Amazing documentary, but I'm completely shocked there was no mention of Jeremy Soule's music. It's a huge part of the Elder Scrolls games!

[@FairPlayGaming]

No mentioning of the horse armor DLC during the Oblivion part? What missed opportunity! Would have loved to hear their reactions to that particular subject matter.

[@Trassel242]

I have so many good memories from Bethesda’s games. This documentary was excellent and taught me many new things, and it was cool to see just so much interesting stuff, brilliant job!

[@krystiankrewniak]

I love how much passion is in the Bethesda's team. Their games are always special. Great documentary, thank you.

[@adamthompson6669]

This is the greatest ever thank you soooo much I am watching the night before e3 conference. Getting chills

[@lionkor98]

RIP

[@AstronautConejito]

I just love the ambient/theme music from all games -- especially Oblivion's. Also, it's so cool that in Fallout 3, we are born inside the vault. So, when the vault dweller leaves the vault, we are experiencing the world, the wasteland for the first time just like our vault dweller. Our ignorance of the world is our character's ignorance -- so immersive. I'll never forget leaving vault 101 (that overwhelming feeling). I hope Bethesda returned to that concept in FO76.

[@smartbluecat]

Fantastic stuff. Thank you, Noclip. :)

[@nomadicsculpt]

I found your videos this morning and haven’t done anything but watched them and played some Witcher 3 on Switch today. It’s 3am now and I can’t seem to be able to stop.

[@arbiter-]

Awesome. Super excited for part 2

[@matthewomerza6499]

Arbiter91 there’s gonna be a part 2?

[@arbiter-]

MatthewOmerza Kinda. It's about Bethesda's future titles

[@matthewomerza6499]

flyingbazooka Tuesday I think

[@HoelJ]

Seeing this really adds a level of appreciation for Bethesda games.

[@LokiDokiGG]

Fantastic Documentary as always. fascinating insight, shame we didn't get to hear about fallout shelter, would have been interesting to see how they managed that mini project

[@abyss9316]

Probably the best video game documentary on KZbin thanks noclip for making a truly Timeless and in depth look at some of the greatest games ever conceived Encourage all to watch

[@INTCUWUSIUA]

It's funny they say Morrowind was kind of a small game because it's density and the difficulty of getting around meant it felt massive compared to either Oblivion or Skyrim.

[@stevepittman3770]

One thing Bethesda has done /really/ well, and I feel like it started with Morrowind, was the intro/main theme music. Every single one of them gives me chills when I hear it, especially Morrowind.

[@devD1967]

I agree but it is the opening music of Skyrim that blew me away.

[@KeyToAnime]

That was an *AMAZING* documentary! Can't wait for more videos / movies like this! Incredible job and huge kudos to everyone who was involved in it! Bethesda made some of my favorite games of all time and I can't wait for their E3 press conference in just a few days! The Fallout 76 hype is real!^^

[@PLAYER_42069]

Excellent work, NoClip. You earned a subscriber! :) The thing I like about behind-the-scenes documentaries is you see how normal a lot of game developers are. Often times, we put them on a pedestal, for better or for worse, but at the end of the day they are people just like you and me who love games (art & science). The part that cemented this for me is how I can relate to the design process many of them use for BGS open world games: They start with the map (setting) and then go from there. It a very simple concept, but it's how I would approach any kind of open world project because it's logical and provides a good foundation for everything else.

[@elijahbowers1]

Morrowind is the reason I fell in love with Bethesda games. I still remember playing it on my original Xbox. I would just sit down start up the system and suddenly 4 hours gone. I love it to this day.